Liebediener

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When her neighbour Charlotte dies in a road accident, Beyla moves into her apartment and finds herself in the middle of her dead predecessor’s life. She falls in love with the mysterious Albert, who she saw at Charlotte’s funeral. Only gradually does she find out who he really is, and what role Charlotte played in his life.

About
Julia Franck

Julia Franck was born in Berlin in 1970. She studied German literature, Philosophy and Anthropology of Native Americans at the FU Berlin. She has received several awards, including the Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize in 2004 and the Roswitha Medal of the City of Gandersheim in 2005. She spent the year 2005 in the Villa Massimo in Rome. Her most recent publications are ›Liebediener‹ (1999), ›Bauchlandung‹. ›Geschichten zum Anfassen‹ (2000) and ›Lagerfeuer‹ (2003). For her novel ›Die Mittagsfrau‹ (2007) she received the German Book Award 2007. ›Die Mittagsfrau‹has been translated into 34 languages. Her last novel ›Rücken an Rücken‹ was published in 2011. Her novel ›Lagerfeuer‹ will be turned into a movie, the shooting will start in October 2012, directed by Christian Schwochow.